CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement)
conducts research on the civic and political engagement of young Americans.
The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement

How Young People Expressed Their Political Views in 2006

by Karlo Barrios Marcelo and Mark Hugo Lopez November 2007 Efforts to address community or public problems usually involve efforts to persuade other people. Therefore, expressing political views is an essential aspect of civic engagement. Among the 19 survey indicators of civic engagement in CIRCLE’s “Civic and Political Health of the Nation” surveys (2002 and Read More >

November 14th, 2007
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Mark Lopez at the Woodrow Wilson School and the Carl Field Center at Princeton University

Speaking on the civic engagement of young Latinos at 7pm in Bowl 016 of Robertson Hall, Princeton University

Categories: Research Topics
October 16th, 2007
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2007 Civic Health Index to be released

The National Conference on Citizenship‘s 2007 Annual Conference on October 4, 2007 will be held at the National Archives in Washington from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m and will feature Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer along with many other prominent speakers dedicated to enhancing civic life. The NCoC will release America’s Civic Health Index (2007) Read More >

Categories: Civic Knowledge
September 27th, 2007
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Peter Levine keynote at the Service Learning Research Conference

The Seventh Annual International Research Conference on Service-Learning & Community Engagement will be held in Tampa, Fl. CIRCLE is involved in several panels and Peter gives the lunchtime address on Sunday.

Categories: Research Topics
September 1st, 2007
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Civic Engagement Among non-College Attending Youth

by Mark Hugo Lopez and Jason P. Kolaczkowski February 2003 Based on 1972-2004 Current Population Survey data, 2004 NEP exit poll data, and the CEG/CIRCLE Youth Survey 2004. Provides information on the voting rates of non-college attending youth. Download “Civic Engagement Among non-College Attending Youth.”

May 30th, 2007
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